[cma-l] quiery ?

Bruce Rodger bruce at celticmusicradio.net
Wed Jun 24 19:32:49 BST 2015 

Playing devil’s advocate for a minute….

While I’m sure that all of these proposed syndicated programmes are excellent in themselves, and will have great production values, content and “listenability”, I’m a little uncomfortable with the concept.

I’m sure that when we all put together our original proposals, bids, business cases or whatever, the key messages we were focussing on included  “locality” and “uniqueness".  “MyTown FM” etc. We also talked about giving presenting and volunteering opportunities to our local community, widening access, and presenting the listeners with a real alternative to the “usual” national and regional programming fodder.

Whether you’re a regional community radio station who’s raison-d’etre is to focus on the community in a specific geographical area, or a community-of-interest station which focusses on a specific cultural community, the idea of nationally-syndicated shows doesn’t really chime with that original ethos. Are we “getting too big for our boots” and trying to become something that we were never intended to be? Is there a danger that by introducing more syndicated content, we risk losing our identity and becoming the very thing that we’re trying to avoid/supplement - just another one of the “national local” stations?

Personal opinion is that syndicated shows are useful, but we should be regarding them as a filler or temporary stopgap for situations where we can’t yet generate our own content - even if it isn’t quite as polished!


Discuss.


Bruce.




> On 24 Jun 2015, at 17:22, Martin Steers <martin at martinsteers.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> I am a big fan of BBC Three Counties and their consumer hour..
> 
> Now I have often thought that a national community radio consumer hour (weekly pre-recorded) would be fantastic! Never quite had the time to put a concept together and try and find others that might be interested.. not to mention how its funded lol
> 
> On 24 June 2015 at 14:14, Trevor Lockwood <lockwood at btinternet.com <mailto:lockwood at btinternet.com>> wrote:
> Nick
> 
> I like that idea - we just need to agree a format (how much time for adverts?). Programme length could offer several options. Quarter, half even full hours - for overnights perhaps - downloadable, listen again.
> 
> There was a plan for an arts database - I added a short story, heard nothing more. Lost that. Same with your Roving Report - we need to share.
> 
> Trevor
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> On Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 14:06, terry mechan <terrymechan at live.co.uk <mailto:terrymechan at live.co.uk>> wrote:
> 
> 
> Nick,
>  
> I regularly Broadcast National Topic Roving Report for Community Radio then I offer them to other stations in the format you suggest.
>  
> I have put this info/offer out before on this board so you must have missed it.
>  
> They are ready to roll without station ID’s and you can get them /or preview them from here
>  
> www.terrymechan.com <http://www.terrymechan.com/>
>  
> There is enough on-line for a 14 week series of  Roving Reports on recent subjects of National Interest
>  
> Terry Mechan 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Canalside's The Thread 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:35 PM 
> To: 'The Community Media Association Discussion List' 
> Subject: [cma-l] quiery ? 
>  
> Dear All
>  
> Are there any of our Stations (there must be surely)  that do programmes
> that are generic ?
>  
> Ie:- the topic might be elderly people related, or political (national)
> current affairs (national)     and the programmes wouldn't sound out of
> place on any of our Stations ?
>  
> I have always maintained we are missing a trick here. Almost like a couple
> of Networked Shows but for US as Community Radio. They could be recorded in
> chunks of half an hour so local adverts and breaks can be chucked in.
>  
> I reckon it makes sense and it is a great opportunity for someone who would
> like to be a touch more National than just Local.
>  
> We all know that we get inundated with National MUSIC shows and without
> being rude they are T-A-P .... they're good and professional, so it isn't a
> criticism ....  I just think more of an hour / 2 hour current affairs with
> COMMUNITY INCLUDED would be a belter.
>  
> Is anyone up for that ?  there must be some chomping at the bit ..... Pippa
> maybe ?
>  
> Regards
>  
> Nick W
>  
>  
> 
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